A Modest Proposal

For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public.

• Author(s): Jonathan Swift,
• Publisher: Google Auto-narrated Demo
• Pages: 13
• Language: en
• Categories: Philosophy / Essays , Humor / Form / Essays ,

Description:... In this satirical essay, Jonathan Swift lays out an argument for poor Irish families to sell their children as food to the elite class. The essay mocks the dismissive attitude towards the poor and the British view of the Irish people.